Sheron
The Story of Sheron
As a girl name
Sheron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1934, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1947, when 128 Sherons were born — ranking #759 that year. As of 2026, Sheron ranks #16,460 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 3K Sherons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sheron first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1943, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1975, when 21 Sherons were born — ranking #2,134 that year. As of 2026, Sheron ranks #12,243 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 389 Sherons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sheron
Sheron is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1934 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Sheron's peak popularity came in 1947 when it ranked #759. Use the chart and map above to compare Sheron's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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